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Episode Synopsis
This is part 6 of the Read the Bible For Yourself.
Tragically, many Christians skip over reading the Torah. They focus on the Gospels or Epistles of the New Testament. However, the first five books of the Bible contain many rich insights into God's heart and how he asked Israel to live. In fact, it's impossible to understand the rest of the Bible, or even Jesus, without first becoming familiar with the Law. This episode will provide you an overview of the Torah's instruction about holiness, sacrifice, justice, and sacred time.
Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
https://youtu.be/a9wxI1TWBlE
—— Links ——
See other episodes in Read the Bible For Yourself
Check out the class New Covenant Theology to learn more about biblical covenants as well as this podcast episode on the New Covenant and this one responding to typical arguments for Torah observance today
Other classes are available here, including How We Got the Bible, which explores the manuscript transmission and translation of the Bible
Get the transcript of this episode
Support Restitutio by donating here
Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF
Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air
Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library.
Who is Sean Finnegan? Read his bio here
—— Notes ——
Reading the Law takes work
Sometimes it’s just weird (Lev 11:20-23)
Sometimes it’s tedious (Ex 26:7-9)
Important to focus while reading
Eliminate distractions
Read aloud if you can
Keep track of things (underline, highlight, write notes in the margin)
The books of the Law (Torah)
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Four categories of Law
Holiness
Sacrifice
Justice
Sacred time
Sinai and the giving of the Law
God came down on the mountain and spoke audibly (Ex 19:16-21)
The people agreed to obey and then “stood at a distance” while Moses went up and received the rest of the Law (Ex 20:18-21)
Tabernacle
The 2nd half of Exodus contains meticulous instructions on how to build the tabernacle and everything that went outside and inside of it.
The tabernacle is where
Tragically, many Christians skip over reading the Torah. They focus on the Gospels or Epistles of the New Testament. However, the first five books of the Bible contain many rich insights into God's heart and how he asked Israel to live. In fact, it's impossible to understand the rest of the Bible, or even Jesus, without first becoming familiar with the Law. This episode will provide you an overview of the Torah's instruction about holiness, sacrifice, justice, and sacred time.
Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
https://youtu.be/a9wxI1TWBlE
—— Links ——
See other episodes in Read the Bible For Yourself
Check out the class New Covenant Theology to learn more about biblical covenants as well as this podcast episode on the New Covenant and this one responding to typical arguments for Torah observance today
Other classes are available here, including How We Got the Bible, which explores the manuscript transmission and translation of the Bible
Get the transcript of this episode
Support Restitutio by donating here
Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF
Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air
Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library.
Who is Sean Finnegan? Read his bio here
—— Notes ——
Reading the Law takes work
Sometimes it’s just weird (Lev 11:20-23)
Sometimes it’s tedious (Ex 26:7-9)
Important to focus while reading
Eliminate distractions
Read aloud if you can
Keep track of things (underline, highlight, write notes in the margin)
The books of the Law (Torah)
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Four categories of Law
Holiness
Sacrifice
Justice
Sacred time
Sinai and the giving of the Law
God came down on the mountain and spoke audibly (Ex 19:16-21)
The people agreed to obey and then “stood at a distance” while Moses went up and received the rest of the Law (Ex 20:18-21)
Tabernacle
The 2nd half of Exodus contains meticulous instructions on how to build the tabernacle and everything that went outside and inside of it.
The tabernacle is where
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